After a short rest, the group was ready to set off.
Standing atop the mountain, gazing at the nearly vertical, rugged mountain path below, Shi Feng and Chu Liyue exchanged a glance, then Shi Feng spoke in a deep voice:
"Check if the rope is placed where it can be easily reached."
"The mountain road is steep, so don't rush and don't slip."
After the reorganization was completed, the leading God elites began to descend cautiously one after another.
"Sweetie, use your special ability to go down first, be careful, and wait for us down there."
After a slight hesitation, Chu Liyue spoke softly to Xiao Wujie.
The path up the mountain isn't nearly that steep; with her protecting us, nothing will happen.
However, the path down the mountain is almost vertical to the ground, and in many sections, you have to use both hands and feet.
She didn't want him to suffer that pain, so she suggested he use some special magic to continue.
"No, I want to stay with my sister."
Without any hesitation, Xiao Wujie shook his head and refused.
If he wanted to use supernatural abilities, he could have already left the main force far behind with Chu Liyue.
But Chu Liyue is the core of the team and cannot easily leave the team. Naturally, he doesn't want to leave her even for a moment. Just staying with her like this is fine.
Xiao Wujie gently reached out and hooked Chu Liyue's fingers around her. His eyes were misty as he looked at her. As if that wasn't enough, he wrapped his arms around her slender waist and snuggled against her.
"Don't worry, sister. When we get to dangerous sections, I won't do it myself; I'll use some kind of special ability."
"But I don't want to leave my sister."
He paused slightly, his voice becoming even lower and hoarse.
"And I'll be scared if I'm alone."
Chu Nanfeng, Leng Ruxue, Ye Jinyu: ...
Shi Feng: Ha, if you're scared, I reckon you'll end up in the intensive care unit of a mental hospital because of the shock.
A hint of helplessness flashed in her eyes. What Chu Liyue couldn't stand the most was his pitiful, clinging manner, persisting until she nodded in agreement.
He always succeeded, and she always gave in.
This time was no exception. After gently patting his back twice, Chu Liyue could only nod in agreement.
On the steep and rugged mountain path, the group carefully made their way down.
The rocks in the mountains are extremely fragile, and if you put a little more pressure on your feet, small stones will break off from under your feet.
Then it plunged into a dark abyss below, with no sound of landing, sending chills down one's spine.
Chu Liyue followed carefully behind Xiao Wujie. Although she knew he was exceptionally capable, she kept her eyes fixed on him, afraid that something unexpected might happen and she wouldn't be able to react immediately.
With a loud cracking sound of rocks breaking, a gasp suddenly came from below.
Because the rocks were fragile, one of the God members at the front broke the rocks he was supporting, and instantly lost his balance, plunging into the endless abyss below.
With a whooshing sound, a rope shot out and its iron hook caught firmly on a protruding rock in the mountains.
Just as everyone breathed a slight sigh of relief, a faint "crack" sound rang out. Under the pressure of the iron hook, the protruding rock instantly developed fine cracks.
Just as the rocks were about to collapse, a large hand reached out and grabbed the rope.
The God member hanging below the rope suddenly looked up and saw many of his accomplices strung together like candied hawthorns, their hands linked together, forming a human rope.
The member at the very top was gripping a dead tree branch on the edge of the cliff with one hand. Veins bulged on his forehead, neck, and upper arm, and his feet were firmly planted on the narrow foothold.
Behind him, several companions struggled to find a landing spot and tacitly grabbed his waist and legs.
"Quickly, find a place to stay."
They were all hand-picked elites. Before their companions' shouts had even faded, the group below, hand in hand, had already begun to carefully graze down the cliff face, searching for a foothold.
Just as they finally found a foothold, the mountain path beneath the feet of the member at the top collapsed without any warning.
With everyone's hands linked together, they had no time to react, and instantly all of them lost their support and fell downwards.
Ropes stretched out from below, and iron hooks tried their best to grab the protrusions on the mountainside, but most of the time the hooks had not yet secured the support before it collapsed.
Amidst gasps of alarm, half of the God members fell into the darkness below.
Everything happened in the blink of an eye. Before the people on the mountain path above could react, several crisp "click" sounds rang out.
Centered on the broken section of the mountain path where the God members had just fallen, a huge crack rapidly spread upwards and downwards along the mountain paths on both sides.
Immediately afterwards, with a loud "bang," the entire mountain road collapsed at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"My sweet baby!"
With a cry of alarm, Chu Liyue grabbed Xiao Wujie's hand below, but in an instant, the mountain path beneath their feet crumbled, and the two of them quickly lost their balance and fell downwards.
Grasping Xiao Wujie's hand tightly, Chu Liyue was about to reach for the rope around her waist when Xiao Wujie pulled her into his arms with a slight pull, his deep voice ringing in her ear.
"Sister, don't be afraid, leave it to me."
He held Chu Liyue tightly by the waist, letting their bodies fall downwards.
Suddenly, a bright silver light shone in Xiao Wujie's eyes, and in the next instant, he and Chu Liyue's bodies suddenly plunged downwards at high speed.
The howling wind exploded in their ears, and with a thought, a silver light shield quickly enveloped their bodies, blocking out all the wind.
Their eyes gleamed even brighter, and they swooped down even faster.
Before the dark cliff, amidst the many falling figures, a flash of silver light streaked past, plunging away at breakneck speed.
Wherever the silver light passed, a layer of silver light appeared on the weightless, falling figures.
At this moment, Xiao Wujie's voice, tinged with a hint of solemnity, rang out.
"Sister, I'm bad at math, can you help me calculate how long it will take them to fall to the bottom of the cliff?"
A brief silence—
"Baby, that's a physics problem."
...
Oh shit.
I'm an idiot...
"We fell from a height of about four thousand meters. The people who came were all elites, and their weight was strictly controlled, basically around 65 kilograms."
"Considering latitude, air resistance, and terminal velocity—"
"Roughly estimated at 88 seconds."
My sister is amazing, I love her so much.
He sighed inwardly, and at the same time breathed a sigh of relief.
There's still time!
A dazzling silver light enveloped their figures as they descended. As more and more people fell off the cliff and were enveloped by the dazzling silver light, it was as if countless shooting stars were falling to earth in the dark abyss, a magnificent sight.
At near the speed of light, it swooped down, but as Xiao Wujie's eyes narrowed, its descent speed suddenly decreased. As it flipped over, the silver light on its body dissipated, and it landed steadily.
He traced a complex symbol with his finger, calculating the time in his mind.
78.
79.
80.
The next instant, the silver symbol on their fingertips lit up, and with a flash of silver light, everyone's figures landed steadily on the ground.
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